how Stirchley was a Parish with a population of 310 and had a railway station. Also, 'the property was divided among a few suggesting many people shared houses. Post-1960s In the 1960s the district of Dawley (before it changed in the early 1970s to the district of Telford ), was developed by corporations. In the early 1970s most of the farmsteads in the South East of the district which included Stirchley were destroyed to make room for housing estates for example, 500 private houses were built from 1972 creating the modern village of Stirchley that exists today. Also, on the former sites of two farms 948 dwellings were completed in the late 1970s, and nearby a new church, school and other facilities for recreation were constructed. Stirchley was developed as the population was increasing and there was a demand for more housing, amenities and facilities such as the railway station in nearby Telford in 1986. The area of Stirchley was a Civil parish until 1966 when it was abolished. In May 1988, Stirchley and Brookside Parish Council was formed. Currently there are thirteen active members in the Council which is based in the Sambrook Centre in Stirchley and they together, represent the two areas of Stirchley and Brookside. Boundary changes The boundaries for Stirchley have changed very little over time. The changes that have taken place have been minor along the Eastern side of the Parish. However, there are current proposals being made to reduce the number of parliamentary constituencies in England from 533 to 502, and this will affect the local council or electoral division/ward boundaries of some places. Stirchley is not likely to be changed but could be expanded slightly to compensate for the loss of a constituency. Demographics The population of Stirchley has been inconsistent from when the census records began in 1801. In general the population rose until 1851 where there were 302 people living in the Parish, but soon after it declined and by 1891 the population was reduced by as much as 42.1%. From the beginning of the 20th century there were not any large scale demographic variations until the census in 1951 revealed 66 people died, most likely from the first and second World Wars. However, since Stirchley and Brookside combined as one Council Parish, the penultimately recent Census data in 2001 shows a much larger population and it is hard to define